Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-31
OFFICIAL.
LICENSE LAW.

l. On every license to sell ardent spirits or
wines at wholesale, there shall be levied tax OF
sixty dollars. This applies to persons selling in
quantities of five gallons or more.
,. On every license to every brewer or Whole
sale dealer in malt liquors, twenty dollars.
3. On every license to sell wines, ardent spirits,
or malt liquors, or any mixture thereof at retail,
thirty dollars. This applies TO persons selling in
quantities of less than five galona, and not to be
drunk on the premises.
4. On every license TO sell wines, ardent spirits,
or malt liquors, to be drunk on the promises,
forty dollars
[Noie.-Any person desiring to carry on the
business of wholesale liquor dealer and also that
of retail liquor merchant, shall obtain aseparate
license for EACH but his retail license shall only
be one-half OF that required by section three.l =,
D. On every commission merchant or hrm the
specific license or tax shall be thirty dollars
g. On every person for the privilege of ped
ding or bartering, the tax shall be ten dollars
and only the person named therein shall ba priv
ieged to peddle under this license.
7. On every person or corporation conducting
the business OF real estate broker and anc-
tioneer there shall be levied specific tax of fifty
dollars.
s. On every person canvassing to sell books,
maps, prints or pictures already published or ped
ding the same, ten dollars.
8. On every person canvassing for Subscribers
to any book or map print or pictures not yet
published ten dollars
10. On all agents for the sale of manufactured
articles, sold by them on commission, or other
wise, ten dollars.
II. On general auctioneer, forty dollars; but
no general auctioneer shall sell real estate, with.
out in addition, taking out a license as real
estate broker or auctioneer.
10 On every Junk dealer, one hundred dollars.
13 On every person canvassing or buying any
Junk or any other matter for any junk dealer,
or for sale to any junk dealer doing business IN
this city fifteen dollars, and only one person can
canvass under this license.
II. On every person who shall sell tobacco or
cigars in quantities not less than one box except
manufacturers, five dollars.
is On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
Is. On every money broker. or firm of brokers
or bankers having an Office within the city, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
II. On every common crier, forty dollars.
is On every pawnbroker. fifty dollars
10. On every rectihcr of distilled spirits or
wines by any process, sixty dollars.
go. On every commercial broker, as defined IN
the revenue laws of tho State, there shall be q
license tax Of fifty dollars This does not apply
to bucket shops.
81. On every proprietor of bucket shop or
dealer in puts, calls futures on or for Hour,
grain cotton, pork, lard or OIL two hundred and
fifty dollars.
D. On every person or persons acting as agent
or agents for any fire, marine or life insurance
company, or companies, having an Office in the
City of Alexandria thirtyiive dollars on each COM
pany represented By such agent. On every per-
son seeking business for or soliciting Tor any
companies who have no agencies in the City of
Alexandria, fifty dollars for each company SO
represented
23 On every hotcl ordinary or house Of pub
lie entertainment, forty-fivc dollars, on so much
of the yearly rental value thereof as docs not eX
coed two hundred dollars, and on so much oil the
voor1v rnufr1 vauo thereof rs does exceed two
hundred dollars, five per cent.
pa On every house of private entertainment,
the license tax shall be five dollars and five per
cent on the rental value in excess OF two hum
dped dollars.
%. On every cook shop or eating house. the
tax shall be five dollars
26. On every person or persons keeping bowl.
ing alley, saloon, tho specific license tax shall
DO ten dollars, and five dollars on each alley IN
such house i'll excess of ono.
81. On every person firm keeping = billiard
table or pool table for public use, whether
charge be made for playing not. fifteen dollars,
and five dollars each table i'll excess OF one.
2S On every person or firm keeping baga-
telle or other similar table for public use whether
a charge be made for playing or not, five dollars
Oh each table
%. On every theatrical performance or any
performance similar thereto, panorama, or any
public performance or exhibition of any kind,
cept for charitable educational purposes, III
any hall or public room or other building, where
Al. admission Zee is charged, for each week of
pei formance five dollars: if less than one week,
two dollars for each performance.
80. On every public show or exhibition in any
hall, room or tent, where charge is made for
admission for every weeks performance or ex-
hibiton ten dollars; if less than one week. three
dollars for each performance.
81. On every exhibition OF circus or MENACE
ric or either of them, thirty dollars for each days
performance, and for every side show or cxhibi-
ton connected Herewith, or travelling Herewith,
five dollars for each day performance. On every
exhibition or show where gifts or prizes are dis
tributed or promised, ten dollars for the fret
DAVIS performance, and five dollars for each addi-
tionsl day, provided said performances are given
within one week.
81 On the proprietor OF any room fitted up for
public exhibition for which rent is charged,
twenty dollars for assembly or other nails, ten
dollars
33. On every person selling or Offering to sell
refreshments in any such hail. room or tent,
during such performance, two dollars.
81. On every skating rink there shall he
levied tax of five dolas per month.
35. On every attorney ut law, physician or
Dentist fifteen dollars
SO. On every owner or keeper of daguerrean
or photograph or sun picture gallery, ten dollars.
81 On every person canyassng for the pur-
pose of charging photographs or sun pictures,
Gfteen dollars.
80. On every agent for renting houses or other
real estate, fifteen dollars.
80. On every person or firm except licensed
merchants, who shall sell or offer TO sell buy or
offer to buy for themselves or others, grain ofany
kind or description whatsoever, or other produce
on Change, there shall be levied specific tax oil
twenty dollars.
40. On every merchant tailor there shall be
levied tax of twenty five dollars.
Al. On every green grocer, thrty-tive dollars;
meaning by this term any person or persons who
shall sell at his their place of business butchers
meats and vegetables. And on every green grocer
who does not sell meats, ten dollars.
40. On each and every butcher, or dealer in
fresh meats, selling meat within tic public mar
42i5. On each and every butcher or dealer in
fresh meats selling meat outside of the public
market, twenty live dollars.
AZ. On every person canyassing for the pur-
nose of buying any matter of subsistence, and
who shall sell the same within the public market
there shall be levied 4 tax OF five dollars: Prorid-
rrLo+ I'm commission merchants mcr-